Saturday, January 4, 2014

Skype social media accounts hacked

Skype said its social media properties were targeted, with a group styling itself as the Syrian Electronic Army appearing to claim credit for the hacks. "You may have noticed our social media properties were targeted today," Skype said in a Twitter message late Wednesday. "No user info was compromised. We're sorry for the inconvenience." Skype's Twitter account, blog and Facebook page appeared to have been attacked by the SEA, a group that supports the Syrian government, according to reports. The Skype blog was still inaccessible late Wednesday and redirected users to the Skype home page. The SEA reproduced in a Twitter message a copy of what appeared to be its message using the Skype account on Twitter. <more>